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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Dunk Island (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
27
39
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
26
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
22
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dunk Island
9 Families width 22 Species
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab0SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dunk Island
18 Genera with 22 Species
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Caphyra Guérin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Coleusia Galil, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Demania Laurie, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Lophozozymus Milne-Edwards, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macromedaeus Ward, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Medaeops Guinot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Parthenope Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicippe Heller, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dunk Island
22 Species
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne Edw..., 1869)⇒ Caphyra loevis A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Coleusia magna Tyndale-Bisc..., 1962
Demania wardi Garth & Ng, 1985
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783Painted Pebble Crab
Leucosia leslii Haswell, 1879
Leucosia ocellata Bell, 1855
Lophozozymus pictor Fabricius, 1798Mosaic Reef Crab
Macromedaeus crassimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Medaeops granulosus Haswell, 1882
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Micippa thalia Herbst, 1803
Myra affinis Bell, 1855
Myra australis Haswell, 1880
Parthenope longimanus Linnaeus, 1758
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Portunus (Xiphonectes) brockii De Man, 1887
Pseudomicippe banfieldi McCulloch, 1913
Pseudomicippe varians Miers, 1879
Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830Bird's Nest Coral Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Dunk Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
18
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org